Is PSLE so important?

[sally]

Anxiousmom:

Hi Sally,


Tks for your suggestion. I did ask my gal which sch she intends to go and she told me is Cedar Girls. So I looked at Cedar's cut off point for last year was 244 so i told her that with 245 she is actually at the borderline edge of going in... Anyway, she still has a year to brush up... and hopefully by then she can make it.

Good luck to your boy who is taking his PSLE this year. Guess the school did give them alot of pressure?

Hi

Yes, the school do give them pressure and also depend on the teacher and child.

Make good use of this year to prepare your girl next year.All The Best.

[blissful]

von72:

fxchow:

Hi,


How about your P6 kids CA1 result?

My girl lost around 10 marks for her math test because of her careless. :oops:

Last year, she actually maintained her math score around 90 and not much careless mistake since P4.

Don't know why this round did so many careless mistake. Worry me.

Dear fxchow,

My boy did fairly well for his 3 other subject but a shocking for his Maths. I am not sure what contribute to that but I must not rule out stress and tension. Is like so many things to cope and manage. Will continue to monitor him and give him whatever support and encouragement. I agree with Sally that nowadays, kids are extremely stressful in school!!

Hi,

I think the lack of confidence in the subject may be one reason for the stress/tension. Working through past year papers and able to do the questions should give him the moral boost. On the other hand there are so many papers to practise and the child may feel more stress if he is not able to do papers well. How is your child coping with the papers?

Appreciate your thoughts. Thankyou.

[sally]

[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]


From the Parent Session in my boy school, we were told that calculation of PSLE score is using the T Score. Therefore it doesn't mean that A* is 91 & above, A is 75 - 90, the A* & A mark is based on the whole co-opt result to calculate.

But somehow I happen to know from my friend, in her son boy school during the Parent Session the Principle told them that PSLE A* & A is still A* is 91 & above, A is 75 - 90A* etc.

Pls correct right me if I'm wrong.

Tx

[kiasiparent]

They are marked based on % of students scoring A* i believe. Every year, there will always be a certain % scoring A* and A. Of course the % always fluctuate here and there at about ±2%.


In the same way, the marks could also fluctuate between 89 and 93 and so on.

[turquoise]

Results are marked and grades assigned based on Normal curve. So depending on how cohort does, an A* could be 90% this year and 80% another year. The T-Score is a comparison score among the entire cohort, not raw score.

[lwm99]

Here is PSLE grading system:


GRADE MARK RANGE
A* 91 TO 100
A 75 TO 90
B 60 TO 74
C 50 TO 59
D 35 TO 49
E 20 TO 34
U UNGRADED < 20

The range will remain the same from year to year. But I am not sure whether it is calculated based on raw score or normalised score.

[csc]

Hi all


The link below explains how the PSLE T-score is calculated.

http://road-to-psle.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-psle-aggregate-and-t-scores-are.html

There is also a T-Score aggregate calculator on the same page. You can use that to estimate your child's T-score. Bear in mind that factors such as difficulty level of papers and the performance of your child in comparison to his cohort's will determine the score.

Posting this again cos some parents don't seem to read the thread thoroughly... :lol:

[QueSeraSera]

Hi Anxiousmum


If i'm not mistaken, the number of As and A*s are not entirely or accurately reflective of the T-score. So there isn't any exact number your child has to achieve to achieve a T-score of 245.

I would say the most important thing is to allow your child to achieve the best he/she can. I would say very frankly that a lot is dependent on luck so do your best and keep your fingers crossed

That's how I survived

[nothing2do]

hi, is this thread for RGS mummies.

[galaxy25]

fxchow:

Hi,



You may visit the website- http://www.misskoh.com to get the free test paper. :roll:

Hi Thanks for your info. It is relly helpful.